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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Luxor Museum (Luxor [Al Uqsur], Upper Egypt, Egypt)en_US
dc.coverage.spatialFormer Site: Karnak, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa,en_US
dc.coverage.temporalen_US
dc.creatorunknown (Egyptian (ancient))en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-17T19:12:35Z
dc.date.available2013-04-17T19:12:35Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-17
dc.identifier209465en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 980en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/117345
dc.descriptionCalcite dyad (pair statue) of Mut and Amun (headless), frontal view (Reign of Ramses II); Another of the highlights of the Luxor Museum is the modern bright gallery where statues from the Luxor temple cachette are on display. Over a period of years most of the space inside the temple where pious nobles could place their statues became used up, so to alleviate this problem the priests took several of the existing statues and buried them within the temple precincts. This had the double advantage of clearing space for new offerings, and also preserving the sculpture in near perfect condition.en_US
dc.format.mediumdiorite; quartzite; calcite; graniteen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectdecorative artsen_US
dc.subjectdeitiesen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectArt museumsen_US
dc.subjectEgyptian (ancient)en_US
dc.titleCollection: Items from the Cachette Court, Precinct of Amun-Reen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A3-EG-LM-2-F1en_US
vra.culturalContextEgyptian (ancient)en_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypeexcavation (site)en_US
vra.worktypesculpture (visual work)en_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Egyptian (ancient))en_US


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